Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

By Robert Wall
MBDA and its partner Fly-R have agreed to develop the Diamond loitering attack munition in the United Arab Emirates.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Thierry Dubois
After signing an agreement with French firm Mistral AI in May, an Airbus artificial intelligence specialist has said where the OEM sees initial applications.
Emerging Technologies

By Robert Wall
Japan has dispatched its Kawasaki EC-2 standoff jammer aircraft to its flight development center after taking flight earlier this year.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
The Finnish government has given the go-ahead for the country’s Defense Forces Logistics Command to procure RTX GBU-53 Small Diameter Bomb II munitions to equip its fleet of Lockheed Martin F-35As.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall
The European Space Agency is looking to assert its relevance in lunar exploration, with an eye on pulling forward some its planned Argonaut lander missions.
Space Exploration

By Robert Wall
Rheinmetall and Destinus plan to accelerate the fielding of the 2,000-km-class (1,080 nm.) Ruta Block 3 cruise missile as part of the brewing partnership.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall
ESA is assessing the feasibility of hiking the launch cadence for the Ariane 6 rocket to as many as 20 flights per year to address an anticipated shortage of European launch capacity in a few years.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Garrett Reim
Divergent Technologies has unveiled a large laser powder bed fusion 3D printer that it developed in-house and plans for a second factory in Long Beach, California.
Supply Chain

Aviation Week Staff
U.S. SPACE FORCE issues MEO MWT RFI... First CT-153 training helo arrives in Manitoba... New advisors for TERRASPACE...
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By Robert Wall
Hensoldt Unveils Mobile Jammer For GNSS Signals
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By Vivienne Machi
The U.S. Space Force began the overhaul of one of its most storied launchpads with a sizable bang on June 16.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
USAF selects Anduril and General Atomics for CCA production contracts while continuing autonomy system competition with three other firms.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
NASA faces significant challenges in successfully transitioning crewed operations aboard the International Space Station to commercial successors.
Space Exploration

By Keith Mwanalushi
Jeh Aerospace founder highlights aviation’s manufacturing shift to India amid a new landing gear partnership with Liebherr-Aerospace.
Supply Chain

By Irene Klotz
Startup Katalyst prepares June 27 to demonstrate satellite reboost services on NASA's Swift telescope using its LINK spacecraft.
Commercial Space

Avril Silva
The U.S. Defense Department is conducting its newest stage of qualifying trials for its attack drones program.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Sean Broderick
FAA’s updated, manufacturer-driven master minimum equipment list update process is in full swing, with plans to introduce new changes to further streamline the work.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Brian Everstine
The USAF on June 17 identified the mixed crew of military personnel, defense civilians and Boeing employees who died two days earlier in the crash of a B-52.
Budget, Policy & Operations

Aviation Week Staff
A few days after Tehran and Washington reached a preliminary peace deal, the Iranian Red Crescent Society turned to Russia to renew its rotorcraft fleet.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
The emergence of a next-gen commercial aircraft is increasingly unlikely until 2040, give or take. Everyone should be focused on the real work in front of them.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Arianespace has completed the first Ariane 6 mission using the more powerful P160C boosters that enabled the company to deliver 36 Amazon Leo satellite to low Earth orbit.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
NASA’s 34th SpaceX Cargo Dragon mission successfully came back to Earth from the International Space Station (ISS) on June 17.
Space Exploration

By Angus Batey
Hoper expands helicopter ride-share operations globally while preparing its platform for future eVTOL integration in urban air mobility.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Steve Trimble
Toulouse-based Aura Aero is close to launching a new CCA project, aiming to reach first flight with a demonstrator in 2028, CEO Jérémy Caussade says.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Ukraine still needs a MALE uncrewed aircraft system to loiter in domestic airspace and shoot down incoming Russian attack drones and glide bombs, a co-owner of Ukrainian attack drone and missile-maker Fire Point says.
Aircraft & Propulsion